DEL172/5 (20)
CHE 173/6 (19.4)
Chennai Super Kings won by 4 wickets
Match Information
Time10-Oct-2021, 07:30 PM
VenueDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
TossChennai Super Kings won the toss & elected to field
UmpiresNitin Menon (India), Richard Illingworth (England), Michael Gough (England, TV)
Match RefereeJavagal Srinath (India)
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First team to get knocked out of the tournament in 2020, first team to qualify for the final in 2021! What a journey this has been for MS Dhoni's Yellow Army. Rishabh Pant's decision to give the last over to Tom Curran proved to be costly for the team but this is how an individual learns from their mistake. This match started with a quickfire knock by Prithvi Shaw and ended with a magical touch of MS Dhoni. How else could you have enjoyed your Sunday!
While Chennai has reached the final of the tournament for the 9th time, Delhi will now have to face Bangalore/Kolkata in Qualifier 2 to seal a place in the final.
MS Dhoni: "It was a crucial knock (his batting). But I wanted the batters to continue till the end. My plan was just to watch the ball and hit the ball as I have not faced many balls in this tournament. Whenever a batsman goes in, he will think twice before going for shots, so we thought if Shardul can hit one or two boundary that would shift the momentum towards us. Robin likes to bat top order but Mo has done well too. So both of them can bat at 3. Whenever I have a chat with Gaikwad, I try and listen to what he thinks, tell him to bat as many overs as he could. He is someone who is always eager to score runs and play authentic shots. It's a full team effort. Emotions were quite high as we didn't qualify for the playoff last year. Credit goes to the support staff and every individual."
Man of the match: Ruturaj Gaikwad
Let's crack it Sixes award: Prithvi Shaw
Super Striker of the match: Prithvi Shaw
Qualifier 1 | Delhi vs Chennai | Post Match Analyis
Robin Uthappa and Ruturaj Gaikwad's brilliant half centuries helped Chennai reach their 9th final of the tournament. MS Dhoni gave the chase a magic touch as he has always done. Delhi will now have to travel to Sharjah to play qualifier 2 against Bangalore/Kolkata as they get another chance to reach the final.
TK Curran to MS Dhoni, Four, good length, on the off stump MS Dhoni plays the pull, of the backfoot to the square leg for four
TK Curran to MS Dhoni, 1 wide, full length, outside off, MS Dhoni plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
TK Curran to MS Dhoni, 1 wide, full length, outside off, MS Dhoni plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
TK Curran to MS Dhoni, Four, slower ball good length, on the off stump MS Dhoni plays the inside edge of the backfoot to the fine leg for four
TK Curran to MS Dhoni, Four, slower ball short length, outside off MS Dhoni plays the punch, of the backfoot to the cover for four
TK Curran to MM Ali, no run, Caught out!! slower ball good length, outside off, Moeen Ali plays pull, of the backfoot to the square leg where Kagiso Rabada completes catch. Gone. c K Rabada b TK Curran
END OF OVER 1911 runs
Score after 19 overs160/5
Moeen Ali
16(11)
MS Dhoni
6(3)
Avesh Khan
4-0-47-1
Avesh Khan to MS Dhoni, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, MS Dhoni plays, but fails to act on ball.
Avesh Khan to MS Dhoni, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! slower ball short length outside off MS Dhoni plays pull, of the backfoot over the mid wicket
Avesh Khan to MS Dhoni, no run, dot ball!! slower ball back of length, outside off, MS Dhoni plays, but fails to act on ball.
Avesh Khan to MM Ali, 1 run, yorker, outside off, Moeen Ali plays drive, of the frontfoot to point for 1 run
Avesh Khan to MM Ali, Four, full toss, outside off Moeen Ali plays the drive, of the frontfoot to the point for four
Avesh Khan to RD Gaikwad, no run, Caught out!! full toss, on the off stump, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays lofted across the line of the frontfoot to the mid wicket where Axar Patel completes catch. Gone. c Axar Patel b Avesh Khan
END OF OVER 1811 runs
Score after 18 overs149/4
Ruturaj Gaikwad
70(49)
Moeen Ali
11(9)
Anrich Nortje
4-0-31-1
A Nortje to RD Gaikwad, 1 run, back of length, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays top edge, of the backfoot to third man for 1 run
A Nortje to RD Gaikwad, Four, full toss, outside off Ruturaj Gaikwad plays the down the track of the backfoot to the point for four
A Nortje to MM Ali, 1 run, back of length, outside off, Moeen Ali plays top edge, of the backfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
A Nortje to RD Gaikwad, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays along the ground of the frontfoot to long on for 1 run
A Nortje to RD Gaikwad, no run, dot ball!! slower ball good length, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays, but fails to act on ball.
A Nortje to RD Gaikwad, Four, full length, on the off stump Ruturaj Gaikwad plays the drive, of the frontfoot to the long off for four